NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1799, 4 July 1906, Page 4

NEW ZEALAND.

(Per Pjtoss Association.) New Plymouth, lasi night. At the inquest on Charles Edward Turner, a farmer, kicked by a horse ou Sunday, and who died yesterday, a verdict of accidental death was re* turned.

Hasting*, 'aafc night. An enthusiastic meeting was held last night, at wh : ck it was decided to orect a memorial to the lato Premier. A committee was appointed to cauvas3 the district. Two forms of a memorial are suggested, a town clock and cottage hospital. The form is to bo decided by a meeting of subscribers. Over £‘2so was taken in the room. It is estimated that over £2OOO will be collected.

Auckland, last night, During Juno tho Waiotahi Goldmining Company treatod 1712 tons of oro and 7(Jolbs of picked stone for a yield of 690 loci of melted gold, valued at £19,051. This is a record for the mine.

Privato cables advise that Maxwell, charged with a breach of the Bankruptcy Act, has been extradited from Perth, and is proceeding to Anckland in custody. Owing to delay in docking at Sydney, tho departure of tho Sonoma for ’Frisco has boon postponod to July Uth.

Carterton, last night, Whilo handling a pea riile at Martmborough shooting gallery a young man named Charles McLean 3hot himself in tho body below the heart. Ho was removed to Qreytown hospital in a critical condition.

Wellington, last night. H. Oswin, a clerk in the Public Trust Office, New Plymouth, was committed for sentence this morning on a charge of tho theft of £450, the moneys of the Public Trust Office. Tho Hospital Trustees this morning decided tonanm their new consumptive hospital tho Seddon Hospital for Consumptives During tho past six months New Zealand exported 265, L2B ounces of gold, valued at £1,070,40 I, an increase of 14,5'1 ounces, valuod at £59,111, as compared with the corresponding period of last year

Wrstpoit, last night. At tho Harbor Board meeting yesterday, in objecting to an additional grant to tho local committee of the Exhibition, Mr McKenzie, M.H E, said peoplo had gone bang oil their heads over the Exhibition. It was going to cost the .tax-payors too much altogether. Ho referred to the extra Parliamentary vote, and said if local bodies wore not authorised to make grants there would not be anything like the expenditure now going on. The Board granted the increased amount (total £4O(J) by five votes to two.

Ohristchurob, last night. The Christchurch btato coal depot is expected to be opened on July 15th. MrW, G. Gasquoine, general managor of the State coal mines, says that a ■cargo of 500 tons is on its way to the Christchurch depot. He has secured a building with a capacity of 800 tons, and yard space for another 500 tons. Alfred John Breach, commercial traveller, was fined fOs and costs on four informations of selling indecent postcards. The case arose out of the recent prosecutions of retailers, and accused was a wholesale seller. Mr Bishop, S.M., spoke very strongly on the matter, saying no decent citizen would sell such abominations. He added that accused would think himself lucky in getting off so leniently. At the same sitting Henry Box was fined 40s and costs for cruelty to a horse in neglecting to supply it with sufficient food.

Dunrdin, last night. The Frosb.ytery decided lo ask the East Coast Presbyteries to do something on behalf of Presbyterian immigrants. A commitleo was set up to construct and forward to the relatives of Mr Seddon a suitable letter of sympathy. At the inquest on Clara Hinds, aged 2G, who died from the effects of burns, a verdict of exhaustion, the result of burns accidentally received, w T as returned.